Marty’s blog

My son’s 24th today.  Hard to believe!  He lives about 20 minutes away so we had a little dinner here - just the four of us and my Mom.
 

R is going back to school this week, so it’s the last time we’ll all be together this Summer, and the house is going to get kinda [...]

My daughter and I cooked another meal together, timing it for when my wife got home after a very long day at work at the hospital (nurse, case manager). Times like this are so precious because they are becoming so rare. So I’m giving her as much of my meager cooking knowledge, as [...]

I’m not one to boast (yes I am). My illustrious daughter made the dean’s list. (Speech pathology.) This is one of those times when being a dad is cool!

Another picture of the house - the (unfinished) dining room, looking into the kitchen.

And the living room - again.

I made this glass design for [...]

Well today I committed the unpardonable — I forgot our anniversary. Nervously trying to figure out a way to apologize, it turned out she forgot it too. Hmm…

My sister, Vicki works for a tower construction company in Wisconsin. Last I heard, she was doing office work. She emailed me this photo just now. I guess this means a promotion?

I fell in love with my wife again over dinner last week. We were in a Mexican restaurant having a conversation, and the feeling just washed over me, just completely beyond my control. This happens every now and again, and at the oddest times.
I fell in love with her once when she was [...]

I have that awful feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever my daughter heads off back to school after a short holiday break. Soo short! I eagerly await her phone call after the 250 mile drive. And I think she drives too fast. Of course, she always gets that lecture before [...]

I recently unearthed these recordings that my newlywed parents exchanged when my Dad was in the army. Soon after they were married, my Dad was drafted and was in Korea in 1954 when my older sister was born.
To hear my grandmother’s voice, with her unforgettable German accent, brought tears to my eyes. She always got [...]

Just found this pic floating around on my hard drive. This was us 30 years ago. Oh, that smile of hers. Made me just want to jumb back into the sack again.
I can’t think what I was planning with that balloon. And look, I had hair!